Britain’s fastest rising female motorsport sensation Jessica Hawkins has today, Wednesday, 5th March, been officially confirmed as a member of the highly prestigious Zip Young Guns All Stars Team for the 2008 Super 1 Dunlop Honda Cadet British Championship karting season.

Having been selected for the squad, Jessica has a terrific opportunity to become Honda Cadet Champion this year, a season which is expected to be ultra-competitive.

Unable to contain her delight at the news, the reigning Buckmore Park Club Honda Cadet Champion – who celebrated her 13th birthday in mid-February – follows in a long line of superstar drivers who have competed during their formative careers as part of the world-famous Zip Young Guns.

Formula One aces Lewis Hamilton, David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson, F1 test driver Gary Paffett and former British Touring Car Champion Jason Plato have all raced under the guidance of Zip Kart founder Martin Hines. Hand-picked by Hines to compete in the Zip Young Guns All Stars in 2008, Jessica is on the fast track to stardom.

Attending school in Haslemere, Surrey, and with residences in Farnham, Hampshire and Twickenham, South West London, Jessica is undoubtedly one of the country’s most promising young motor racing stars as she proved last year with outstanding results.

Jessica’s ascension to the Zip Young Guns All Stars Team is confirmation of her growing reputation in motor racing circles, the spectacular young karting starlet unquestionably a racing driver with the potential to rise to the pinnacle of the sport and become the UK’s most successful female motorsport competitor.

Speaking on her excitement at being selected, Jessica said: “I’m aiming to be Honda Cadet British Champion this year, after just missing out on the title last season as runner-up, and being with Martin Hines’ Zip Young Guns team will give me the best chance to win the title. I’m really excited and I’m confident we can be very successful.”

For Hines, who has been responsible for nurturing and developing some of Britain’s most outstanding kart racers and helping turn them into future car racing champions, the deal with Jessica marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the storied history of the Zip Young Guns.

“I’m delighted Jessica is joining us as a Zip Young Gun for 2008” said Hines, “She has a huge amount of talent and has the undoubted potential to become the best female racing driver Britain has ever produced. We’re all looking forward to a very exciting year.”

The 2008 Super 1 Dunlop Honda Cadet British Championship karting season begins at Ellough Park near Lowestoft, Suffolk, on Easter Sunday, 23rd March. During the year Jessica will also take part in a number of club events the length and breadth of the UK.

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